Jamie Weinstein: Castro a ‘Deeply Cynical’ VP Pick for Clinton

"He was mayor of San Antonio, which is basically a ceremonial position. Just recently became secretary of HUD, maybe a little over a year ago. It’s not clear where the presidential qualifications are there. But, yes, I think that a Hispanic pick, if Donald Trump is the nominee, especially with the way he’s turned off a lot of Hispanic voters, is a — as — a serious possibility. If Ted Cruz is the nominee, you know, that’s less important for a vice presidential nominee. But I just think Julian Castro would be a deeply, deeply cynical pick by the Democrats hoping that merely because he’s a Hispanic he’ll get the Hispanic community to vote for him, not because of necessarily anything he’s actually done in his political career.”